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The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
News Of the Hranscs.

ii the farmers of this untry ever cNp"ct to =.
the upper hands nf produce Samhei., ,r To rvmc
dy any other extensive evil they must unite These
are in the province Of the oranges.
successful operation, besides Il al -er wholesale
house in Galveston. Without u single exception
tvs.. cooperative stores which started on the cash
system and have stuck to- il have srcrr,!,. u nile
Hc credit v~tnl h;,S resulted IN failure. Has rot
the go operation III purchasing taught the same
lesson in Maine 1t i the ~au, dollar that huN
the goods and brings the pr"Mptvst d. liN etv
While there is nuch Of ENJOYMENT in a good
grange it c;tnnnt be kept up for the fun "f 1t,
There must be work about it-carncet. thuughttui
Wcrk on the part Of the members. This worn must
not be srasmodic If so. the condition of the
grange will ebh and How with the Wori, put into
it, and the danger is that all cca-ing to work Its
life MAY 20 out. 1t Is only by pcrscvcriug effort,
continually put forth that this work cam c"utiGt'.
ii tile mission of the grange is Il good uu", it Is
worth working for. Farmers Friend.
Al the present tinir, and Caring the ra-t rrW
and satisfactory all over the c"jntry. The order
ha. ms lc more progress and ha, demonstrated it.
usefulness, during the past YEAR laotr than ever
before iii the same period of tiu". 'ni- is not oW
Ing tp any excitement novelty. 1t j. entirety
tiur To- the fact that th"u;Iul and intelligent
farmcYS recugniHe the necessity of concerted
thought and action. The Grange is The mc,tirm
through which the LC-t results can hr quickly
rrarhcl
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

TurlIE EpIroE"r TIE JotE>N NL. Is it the duty
Tor their interest anl the interest eff the schools in
general to listen to or two in each district
WHO 10 l.o, like rhr teacher:
Now here j. u c;;~e where. the Agcn; hicd 4
tc.,,Ecr who had taught several schools ana given
good satisfaction. She went to the Supervisor to
be certified. He asked her il she had ever Taught
Size t"hl him tha; -hr had, and lie rave her Il
certificate, In short time some IN The III strict
found fault with the teacher. Then tine supervisor
>cut WORT To Her to come and pass an Examination
or leave tie schuol.
Case ntmhcr two; The Supervisor N.-itpd the
school and pronounced it good, profitable school.
On his way home nc met the only one in The district
who did not like the teacher, and after short talk
said ''thr school WAS 4 failure, and had he known
ii before he should h;N turned the teacher out
Case number three Thc teacher hiled for the
spring and fall terms, The Supervisor gave her Il
certificate, and told her that he wouIl endorse the
same for the fall term. 'he taught the spring
term with good success and MI were very much
pleased. The teacher hat seven weeks Vacation
fnrl wa- going in to her school NIouday morning
sunday the Supervisor went to the Agent and SAID
thrrcwa- ii-ltistae ton AMI he h;td brttrrtrl
the teacher mi to hcgn OF course the Agent
tol her and Monday She went and saw the super
visor and all the excuse hc had to offer Was that
in the district, Who had an eight ycar pll boy,
who's" parent ncrcrNi-itc the school, lil not like
the teacher.
Now, hay" taught some in rny Younger day
and it has never been my luck to please everybody
i'll the district, and nuverLncw Il teacher W no has
and if towns have Il mind to elect men to the
position Of Supervisor of schools who have not
backbone enough to put first class teachers into
the schools and then stand ny Them why then
they must expect that the school system viii not
improve very fast.
If may he allowed the privilege of expressing
my opinion, think that the class OF >uprrv isors
have just described think more of drawing their
salary than they do of improving the condition,
county schools.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
Half-Moon Apiary.

\ journal representative while in Thorn,iikc
recently called upon Mr.. Benjamin Ares of
the firm of Ames Il Cornforth, proprietors of
the lIalf-Moon Apary. Mr.. AmcS showed us
thirty-two colonies of as industrious workers
we ever witnessed. We venturcd among
them protected in various ways and succeeded
in escaping unpuncturcd although their ex-
trcmcly neighborly advances were several
times avoided with difficulty. We have often
wondered that some genius does not originate
bee that can be more conveniently handled.
Mr.. Amcs uses the improved Iangstroth hive
-cNtracting the liquid honey from the comb
by means of the Blake extractor, securing a
product perfectly clear and of unsurpassed
quality. A large proportion of the firms trade
is with druggists ana others desiring an extra
fine article, and for the excellence and purity
of its honey, the llalf-Moon Apiary is justly
famed. Mr.. Amcs, the senior partner, is Vice
President of the State Association for Waldo
county. Fairfield Journal.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
Letter from Boston.
Correspondence of the journal


BosruN. Aug. 15, 1881. BY the decision of
the Consolidated Horse Car Company last
week that corporation joins the Metropriilan
South Boston, aud Cambridge companies in
their combination. so that soon all the horse
cars will be run under one management. The
bock;r!cS continually occurring in the vicinity
of the Common and on Washington street will
be avoided to Il considerable extent. The ayi-
tation caused by the proposition to tunnel the
Common has subsi,led. and good is expected to
result even from the West End monopoly. the
prime mover for consolidation. 1t isnot prob
able, however, that surface transit will be
much relieved for some time to come.
The congress at the Parker House of leading
electricians renewed public interest in the mo-
tor of the future. Baltimore and several small
er cities have street ears operated by electric
ty. What blessing il will be for horses when
this becomes universal.
In digging up the street on the south side of
the Common to lay the electric wires several
skeletons were cXhumcd. 1t had been suppos-
ed that all the bodies haI been removed when
the street was extended. Who knows how
many remains of a slower going generation are
resting beneath the hustle of the busiest por-
ton of Bcylston street! What an argument it
is for cremation.
Sporting interest now centcrs on yachting
With the Thistle well on her way across the
water, and the Volunteer proving herself Il
better boat than the Puritan or Mayilowcr, it
is not strange that the baseball diamond Yields
to the triangle of the yacht course. This years
contest for the Americas cup will be between
the best boats yet tried.
Despite the disastrous results of their western
trip the Bostons were well received at their
home grounds last saturday, and they respond
cd with Il victory over the New Yorks. thus
winning back third place. The pennant is not
yet altogether despared of, the management of
the Bostons offering their club ~, 800 and the
proceeds of Il benefit game, if they will win.
Boston invited the ridiculc of sister cities
Monday evening week, when the prize fighter,
John l.. Sullivan, "bowcd and smiled and hit
out from the shoulder ut the Boston Theatre,
to the admiration of the mayor and members
of the city government. When was warrior.
statesman, or philosopher so honored as was
brute muscle with $4,000 belt!
A new route of travel from the Penobscct
valley now deserves patronage. by taking the
steamer Mary Morgan for Rockland where a
sharp connection is made with the afternoon
train over the Knox 4 Lincoln, Boston NAV be
reached at $50 =. NJ. at more favorable rates
than by steamer, il the cost of state-room is
considered. CHARLES +. BLACK.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
Transfers In Real Estate.

The following are the transfers In real estate IN
Waldo county for the week ending Aug. 18th: Ru-
fu4 l.. Bithey, Unity. 10 Prince Ecsscy, Thorndikr
AMBROSE Rartlett China, 10 Sas o. Bartlett ct ais,
Appleton. Estate Rue Crockett, Swanyilic, to
lanes :. Roberts, same town. james Cochran,
Frankfort to T.. Caroline Carter same town. H.
4. Crockctt Prospect, to Almira Z. Hall same
town. s. u. Fletcher, Islcshoro to Alice u. Camp
hcli, Bangor George l.. Merrill, Scarsport, 10
Abhie W. Merrill, sanc town. j. Fred Merrill
Kockland, to John j. Carr, Eden. Joshua Rey
nol,Is, Burnlam, to T.. J. Reynolds, same town.
Annie stevens, ct ais, Monroe, to Herbert H.
Twombly, same town. n. u. Showers, Stockton, to
Mary Small. same town. Edward W. Sanders,
belmont, to Samuel Moody, same town. Florence
T.. Treat, Chelsea, to Richard Pearce, Frankfort
Harriet Woodsuni, Montyiilc to l.. &. IsrnwE Bel
fast. +. n. Winslow, Lawrence, to Lizzie $. Mill
ken, Belfast.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
County Correspondence.
Crowded out of Last Week. Journal


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f"'P'' vi VIC W. H. 'huffh fast Suh''ay... MI.
'''' VIZ "lSe W h'''!' OF worcester MasS''a are
~ ~" ''r ''" "'y7''''Ah chort Is being made
W i''sc 'n"he! l"r ffee lilsh school. Mr. j. w
r"','' VIII 'ea'" ''e school''''Mr- VIM. Bryant
Wv '''' "''' "''h an 'o" very severely last week
,' i''Ni' g. 'h>io" Is spending few days with
'''' '"'"ei ~ '""'oi''ham.
MoNrrILLE. Robert Foyc of this town, died at
his home saturday, Aug. 18th, from an internal in
jury received not long since. The burial services
were hehi M"h'tly forenoon, 18th. Mrs. :. :.
Emery of Lowell, Mass, has been visiting In this
vicinity OF late The annual sunday school pie
'.,o "' ' ,o' III "'"''ilie was heia IN o. b. Evan
,r,,a, A"7' -i'"' III ''e forenoon
,, rN'"o' 'o' N"''" ''p'c 'aie't were
~ NV n'''''' mas resume" pf'c'
' y" - ~ ''' '"'ii nahn room on ff'ay
r'"' ''N'''' w. L. i'S'i HAS re'uih-
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nv III "''' ~" "'' II" low"
'A9ilNE. Wednesday evening the ladies Of the
'ni''ii'h 7"cltiE hchi thtlr ahnu"! iair IN town
"''' II WIZ wen la'fohHtd ny the summer Nl-i-
'o'7 anu was Il success the proceeds amounting to
"''"' 7-'o''''-N 9etc' party c1 ruStlCat1r5 and
''""7 PV'l" meg" '''fh''h III town hali ON FIJI
'''' 1t ""s one "4 te pfl!laht entertain
W ''' S'"Nol-'''9''"'"ef May Eleiu came
''''''' '''"''''! "'''ih"'''' bringing NE
-crvoA < orchestra. In the evening some very fine
music was played by them in the tcadian band
stand, after which grand hop was he'll in the hall
of the hotel, which was attended bv a large num-
Der of people -. Monday evening an amateur min
strcl troupe, composed principally of summer tour
lists gave an entertainment in town hall The place
was filled to overNowing The procccds Of the
same are to he applied to the purchase tf - niopo
for the tow n hall 49, ON, tou-n revor .ort,iraa 50,
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
A Marine Catalogue.

Turks heads and eats faces were probably
once carved on the bcam-en,s. The purchase
by which The anchor ring is hoistcd is the seat "
or the ''cheat" (capon). This word ''eat' is a
familiar one on board ship. and further illus
trateS the extensive beast nomenclature therein
found. The eat is a broad-beaned sail Loaf
with no jih. a Norwegian vessel, and Il we'll
known instrument of punishment. The ''cat-
harpings" are Il part of the topma>t rigging;
the ''catholes" are apcrturcs through which
the ''>tcrn-fast>" are led; the "cat-rack' (katt-
spurn) another name for the ''ma>t->tep:"
"cat-lap' is weak tea, Il "cat-nap.' short one.
"cat's-paw," Il mere rutllc upon the surface
leaving 'cat-Skn,' and is also Il link in Il
rope. The name ''cat's-holc" (trou de chat is
applied by French sailors to the lubbers' hole
Qboco de lobo, or seals mouth. say the Span
i>M which is APPLY called soldiers passage"
(>oldatengaD by German marines. When Il
ship is ''hogse'r' q. e., bowed or arq,e) Ger
man sailors say she has a leafs back" (katZ-
cnrucken>. Lieut.. f. :. Bassett, in The
American Magazine for September.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
How TO Improve the Complexion and Pros
poets OF the Democracy,

few stomach baths taken by the silk stocking
blue bloods, who set the gauge of morality and
sociability, for the rag tag and bob-tail of the
party that does the work and voting, would greatly
improve their complexion and generally improve
the prospects of the Democratic party. Ben
Bunker's Prescription.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

The designer of the Puritan built great vessel
His name is Burgess. But this Burgess was beaten
b} the designer Of the May flower last year, and
his name, too is Burgess. And now the builder of
The Volunteer has beaten both tlscsc I;urgesscs
aiii his name is also Burgess. And the three
one. Burgess is the only man who has been able
10 beat himself. N. Y. Evening Sun.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

The principal Assessors of Boston have COM
pctcd their work and have submitted their re-
port. The rate shows an increase of seventy
cents, being $3.50 on thousand There has
been Il gain on real estate in every ward, but
the largest advance has been found i'm the b,lsi-
ness wards The total tax levy shows an al
vance over last year The total gain in real
and personal is $37.OO3,;,OO against gain in
1856 or 1850 of $40 ,O0O, 600. The total valuation
is: Real estate, $!47,I7O.aO; personal, $9OO,-
44,GO0; total. $7i7,624,.mO. Polls, 49, ,5S7:
women. 315
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
Lynch and the Law.

\ Rockland rumscllcr, named Lynch who at
tempted to he "smart" hy paying his revenue tax
in an assumed name, now mourns as one not to be
cOmfortcd. He has been arrested and will be tried
for defrau,ing the government. II is now in order
for the state authorities to get in little fine work
on Mr. Lynch. Hid'icfoid journal.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

In three words, the Belfast Republican Journal
has let out Il secret that has given the opponents
of good government no end of trouble. That
paper says that Mr.. Blaine visited the Old World
"to enjoy himself" Portland Evening Express.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
Blrrcinr, Of Agricultural Organizations In Maine.

NAl>E~rArE t.RN<GE, +. of II. Hon. Frcdk
lt,,Ir Master. t,orllam. +. \. Allen, secretary,
t..-t auburn.
MAT~E STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Hon
It.fu- FRINGE, President, south Turner A. l..
b'lni-on, secretary. Portland.
MAINE BOARD OF .tGiuti Lri III; }. NJ Deer
lns. President, >aco, l.. 4. Gilbert, secretary
North Greene.
INSrERN NAME FAIK Association: Hon }. l..
El--, President, Bangor; Ezra l.. >teirhS, See
7wlttY, Bangor.
MAINE STATE JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION; :;
Hon. Il. \. Gilbert, President; n Il. Pike, Secre-
irv, winthrop.
MAINE STATE loMoioGIcAL SOCIETY Z. ;.
l',pc, President, Manchester: samuel l.. Boar-
tnau secretary, Augusta.
MAINE BEE KEEPERS Ass"CltTI"> J. B. Ma
-,u. President, Mechanic Falls Isaac llntchins,
secretary, " ellington.
WEsri:KS NAME BEEkEErEEo' ASSOCIATION
tr. j. \. Morton, President, Bethel; t. y. We'll
.nnc, secretary Poland
MAINE MEitINp SHEEP l:RELDERS' ASSoCIA-
mos CM. :. W. Tinkharn, President. l.nsn; Geo.
4 Moore, secretary, North Ans"n-
MAINE ArIcilLrIKAL SOCIETY Rev. {. Nj.
Herring President, Brunswick Mrs. NJ. w Iilick
ey, secretary, Bowdoinham.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

The report is i'll the main favorable. Hay is
above the average and the potato crop is in Il
Inc condition. The apple crop although very
poor in every locality Is in the highest cn.!,li-
!ion IN New England.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

1t is reported that Judge Potter has decided
to grant a stay of proceedings in the Jacob
Sharp case and it is said that he is earnestly
engaged in writing an exhaustive opinion.
The second report OF Stanlcy's death, like
the first, is generally liscre,litcd in London
and Brussels. No official information has
been received to confirm it.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

QlICK Nol AGES. The sch \ bert L.. Butler of
E"st"Hj, CAPT. Winfield :. Leach of Buck sport
Me- which ArriNc cd at Boston last week, madr tie
rouHh Voyage from Boston TO ijIkar t.nrte, Ruff
que and bathurst West Coast Of Africa, lanng
iE!i cal'Sn, t.Vnce to - Thomas, West lnlic-
thence ;n tnIpc port ia Crab l~i leading. tail
ral." "i sugar ald back to Boston in 80 dIye.....
The schooner Majestic, capt. Gross Of ircwcr
Win nnly boy II gears uld, made the run from
Fort 1o1nt To- l'us:uH in % hours. Nho can br;u
tins record asked t,tv Bangor Commercial Capt
EilJah ii"ecr Of Bangor. p'ie that l.. year, ago
when o1lll q years oi AZ" he W;;s master al the
fr"c'i"na and mat'' the lUH from Er>tcli 10 Fort
Polnt IN II hours. Size W. uuiri iul! sail anQ
passed .tll steamer and sailing craft that ehr rict
on the way. Who comes neat:
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
Life Among the Mexicans.

THE GOVERNMENT GONE INTO TIE LIVERY
STABLE BUSINESS. FUNERALS BY HORSE
CAR. PANTEONS AND BURIAL. CUSTOMS. A
QUEER ''FAIH FOR THE DEAD.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

The r"port Of the department of agriculture
just received makes the fol!wing estimates AS to
the condition of the crops in Maine compared
with last Ncar's ,.rNlts on Il l;;Si; OF 100:
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

'IHt ia>t III 4" .A'llihN"li '"'thlt uu9h iHii-
-tin Is nearly ~ cone aln' N"u can make III an
"iirl rilhurM Cd twenty Ht' -ru--. We have
nrtol ~'ld us cough propagation hat gives such
universal -at -fn'tl"n a. AIau r'ne, ;;n'l the ,l"
nilHd IT. constantly increasing. Gr". 4. G9"dWin
Co.,, = ilanpN"f street, H. 9.. Tral h"itl,> !"
cents.
nun and N",nan arc relrllHl t" hlNr hc'Ha
iatciN n3rrir'i "l It ear platform Nc have k'l"wn
,ef mls,tVmrn t. Lee ''rl ait4,tl" there,
Ih''e are nan> tu1lu~ of nervous debility III
mr., 'ia i.lI 10 liz list Of tati''- iron l'Ili-
Iiu.r VIII" are truuitlrd win ncrNeu- N"akmcs. ,
ni-iJ s},"9t-. Ar .h"uii Try thcm.
Mr.. Ia;tgtI3, vino pl.li.- simultaneously f.r
rilcu~hp lnd 'lil nr-c thereby del"u. ti:it,- that
~l' is thnr'ushlN acquainted with the customs "f
tiir c,iuutrN.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

A True Balsam.--pi; WI>rAE's hli>Aii pt
WILD tnl.EEl j, truly :; hal~;im. Il contains the
llal-.lair principle al the Wil Cherry, the bal
s,niit properties of tar and ot pine. H. in-lr'li
"n- All hal>anlic. Coughs colds, ihrua~,
bronchitis and consumption speedily di-arlc lclr mi
der its bal annie influence
The parents ~ pair of Boston twins nl:.t,l
one ~jlnul and the other Tanp"u- hvc;.u@e they
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25

II il strange thin% Ia hear ac'or- at 4 llprl
crml Liza about the il,~, Mit'n Hll people lmoM
that they art n","r $" much AT hom" ~ when
nn"n- th"lH.
The Republican journal., 1887-08-25
The Odd Fellows,

THE TEACHERS FRIEND
, 1887-08-30
pelinquent Paymasters.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 Second
Comptroller Butler has written a letter to
Paymaster General Rochester, of the
army, in regard to the accounts of pay
masters, in which he says: 1T appears
from the records OF this office that a large
majority of the paymasters of the army
are indebted to the government in smaller
or larger mounts under bonds that ex-
pired in the years 1883 or 1884, or earlier.
This Indebtedness was ascertained upon a
final revision of the accounts of said pay
masters six to ten months ago, due notice
of which has been sent to the officer in
each case. Considering the length of
time that has elapsed since the expiration
of said bonds, it would not seem to be
advisable and it certainly is not business
like to longer permit said accounts to re
main in this unsettled condition, and an
early closing OF said accounts under these
old bonds is desired, and in each case you
will be notified under section 1876, of the
revised statutes, as soon as practicable of
an officers Indebtedness.
, 1887-08-30
STANFORD ON TOP.
Justice Field Supports the
California Senator,
And Declines to Make the
Order Applied For.
Prof. Baldwin Makes Another
Lucky Leap.
The Application Denied.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-In the APP
plication of the Pacific railroad commits
sion to compel Senator Stanford and other
officers of the Central Pacific railroad to
answer certain questions in regard to the
expenditure OF funds for the purpose of
influencing legislation, Justice Field of
the United States supreme court delivered
to-day the opinion OF the United States
circuit court to the effect that the act of
congress creating the commission improp-
erly invite the corporation of the courts
in an inquiry that is not judicial. The
opinion is backed by the decisions and
opinions of Story, Marshall and Touchy
upon limitations Of congressional authority
and in effect voids part of the act refer
ring to the courts as unconstitutional.
The court therefore declines to make an
order compelling the officers to answer
the questions, and also declines to make
an order giving the commission access to
the books of the various construction
companies.
, 1887-08-30
A FINE OUTLOOK.
$40, 100000 Imported During
the Year.
Large Sums Being Shipped
to California.
An Early Revival in Business
Circles Assured.
Money Flowing In.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-The Post says
about a million and a half dollars In
gold was shipped from New York to San
francisco last week, and that but for this
exceptional movement the surplus reserve
OF the banks would have shown an in
crease Of over two millions. The amount
shipped to California is. however. more
than offset by the arrival of 81, 249, 1874 on
the Umbria and LaGascoigne this morn
ing, thus max ng the total receipts since
July %, 5,232, $40. The last report of
the bureau of statistics shows that in
twelve months to July 81, the receipts of
gold were $35, 49l ,449, so that after de-
Quoting 1908, 600 which came In between
the 23d and 3lst of July we nave a net
total of forty millions OF gold imported
in the last thirteen months; besides this
is the annual product of about thirty mil
lion of gold in the United States, making
the total addition seventy million to the
circulating medium of the country in
about one year. These facts, as soon as
they receive their proper appreciation,
will dispel the apprehension about the
scarcity of money, confidence will revive,
bank credit will increase and expand, and
the prices of securities and investments
advance.
, 1887-08-30
DR.. Parker in New York.

New YORK, Aug. 29.-Rev. DR.. Jos.
Parker, of the City Temple, London, and
bosom friend of the late Henry Ward
Beecher, arrived here Sunday morning on
the steamer Umbria. He will deliver a
series of lectures this fall, but says the
primary object of his visit is to deliver a
eulogy on Mr.. Beecher at the academy of
music in October.
He reports that the ship encountered
two severe cyclones on the voyage. The
captain OF the Umbria says it was the
worst trip he has had in a number of
years during the summer months. The
duke of Marlborough was also a passen
ger on the Umbria. He comes on a
pleasure trip. The steamer Umbria to-
day landed 62l first-class cabin passengers,
the largest number ever brought over on
a transatlantic steamer.
, 1887-08-30

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-It was any
body's game till the tenth inning, when
New York scored and WOO the game.
The fielding of the visitors was very fine.
lnnings.......l 2 3 4 5 6 7 s 9 10
New York.......O 0 0 OO3 0 l-5
Indianapolis 0 0 0 900 o.
Earned runs-New York 2, I~ndianapo-
lis ..
Three base hits-Seerey l, Herman l..
Home runs-Connor /.
First base on balls-Gore l, Herman !,
O'Rourke /.
First base on errors-New York 4, In
dianapolis 4.
Struck out-New York ., I~ndianapo-
lis 6.
Passed balls-O'Rourke ..
Time-Two hours and twenty minutes.
Umpire-Brady.
, 1887-08-30

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 29.-Charles
Alexander Perch, of Suspension Bridge,
a young man 81 years old, made a safe
trip through the whirlpool rapids to-day
in a life boat built by himself during the
past ummer. The boat is about seven
teen feet long with air chambers at either
end, in n of which Perch made the voy-
age. The keel is weighted with $40
pounds of iron and bags of sand carried
in the hold so that it will right itself. An
iron weight attached to a long rope trailed
from the stern so as to keep the boat
straight ahead Though it keeled in a
threatening way, the craft rode the break
ers without once upsetting.